by Alice Bulmer | Feb 2, 2019 | Beginner ukulele, Music and wellbeing, Ukulele history, Ukulele songs
You Are My Sunshine is absolutely one of the most useful songs you can play on ukulele. It’s a children’s song, and it’s also very popular with the older generation. It’s easy enough for beginners to play. Everyone knows the chorus. And it has an interesting...
by Alice Bulmer | Jan 14, 2019 | Beginner ukulele, Community music, Ukulele teaching
I knew I was going to be a ukulele teacher at the age of six. My mother, Sue, taught me three chords and three songs, and I was hooked. I thought, “This is what I want to do for the rest of my life!” I was having such wonderful fun strumming. I played and sang and...
by Alice Bulmer | Jan 4, 2019 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners
This post is about three chord songs and why I love them. Three-chord songs are a beautiful illustration of the abundant creativity of songwriters. Billions of dollars have been made with three chords, a rhythm pattern, a melody and some words. When I’m teaching...
by Alice Bulmer | Dec 30, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons, Ukulele strumming
Are you a beginner ukulele player? Here’s a ukulele startup toolkit. You’ll find most of what you need to get strumming here. Buying a ukulele If you don’t yet have a ukulele, here’s a link to my post about how to buy a beginner ukulele. How to tune a...
by Alice Bulmer | Sep 9, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
This week I’ve been inspired by a post by my colleague Brett McQueen, of Ukulele Tricks. (He looks incredibly young, but he’s been teaching online for many years.) Brett writes that many students want to know how to do things “correctly” on the ukulele. How to...
by Alice Bulmer | Sep 2, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners
Yesterday I spent a happy half-hour with my ukulele, learning to play “Drive My Car”. It’s one of my favourite Beatles songs. My ukulele group is performing it for the first time at an event this week. I decided it was time I learned to play it without looking at the...
